Barbados, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Saint Lucia helped themseves to victories on Monday Fewbruary 14, 2022, as the 2022 OECS / ECCB International Netball Series continued in Roseau, Dominica.
Barbados defeated St. Kitts and Nevis 57-34; quarter scores being 16-9, 30-16, 42-23, final score 57-34. Scoring for Barbados goal-shooter Faye Agard scored 29 of 35 attempts, Brianna Holder alternating between goal-shooter and goal-attack scored 20 out of 27 attempts, and Latonia Blackman scored 8 pout of 8 attempts as she was switched from goal-attack to goal defence. For St. Kitts and Nevis, Aaliyah Gibson scored 14 out of 25 attempts, and Rochella Challenger scored 20 out of 24 attempts.
Saint Lucia led by goal-shooter Roxanne Snyder who netted 24 out of 38 attempts, goal-attack Meagan Nestor 16 out of 29 attempts, and Shem Maxwell who moved from goal defence to goal-shooter with 10 out of 11 attempts, defeated Antigua and Barbuda 50-27.
The quarter scores were 12-6, 27-11, 39-18, and 50-27, with Reyana Regis scoring 25 goals out fo 33 attempts, and Amey Lake scored 2 out of 9 attempts for the Kittian effort.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines remained unbeaten when they anded hosts Dominica a 74-23 mauling in their second game; quarter scores being 19-11, 37-16, 59-19, and 74-23. Goal-shooter Mary-Ann Frederick scored 58 out of 64 attempts, goal-attack Zannelle James 3 of 9 attempts, Joseann Antoine netted 6 of 9 attempts, and Shellisa Davis scored 7 out of 11 attempts.
For Dominica, goal-shooter Lisa James scored 16 of 19 attempts taken, Kyla Winston scored 6 of 9 attempts, and Melissa Williams scored 1 of 2 attempts.
Robertson S. Henry is a multi-time award winning sports journalist from Saint Lucia, currently residing in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. His coverage of sporting events both locally and regionally, not just landed him the Sports Journalist of the Year Award on numerous occasions, but recognition from the International Olympic Committee in 2005.
Henry began his fulltime career in journalism with the now defunct Crusader Newspaper in 1994, and worked with the Voice Newspaper until 2007. He established the sports website sportcaraibe, and believes “sports is the fourth pillar in the socio-economic development of the Caribbean.”
Henry has also produced work for a number of regional newspapers including the Trinidad Guardian, Stabroek Newspaper of Guyana, and in 2010 did a photo-shoot of Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke for the Australian Herald.
